#38488F#38488F

#38488F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.118 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38488F
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 143)
HSL	hsl(229, 44%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 49.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.83, 16.62, -41.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.83, 44.60, 291.88°)
OKLab	oklab(42.71% 0.0022 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(42.71% 0.118 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9045, 7.4579, 26.9516)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38488F #8F7F38

analogous

#38748F #38488F #54388F

triadic

#38488F #8F3848 #488F38

tetradic

#38488F #8F3874 #8F7F38 #388F54

square

#38488F #8F3874 #8F7F38 #388F54

split-complementary

#38488F #8F5438 #748F38

monochromatic

#161C37 #273263 #38488F #4B60B9 #7787CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#38488F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#38488F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38488F

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38488F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38488F	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245192

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#154A8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38488f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.118 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#777ab0',
    500: '#38488f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38488f;
$custom-light: #777ab0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38488f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.966,
    "s": 43.719,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42711,
    "c": 0.11831,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38488F

secondary

#B3A770

accent

#BC54D3

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF5

border

#C9C8CF

text

#090910

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38488F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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